This study is being done to help the investigators determine how accurate the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) procedure is in identifying residual cancer cells after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients presenting with locally advanced breast cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
162
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Patients with locally advanced breast cancer will undergo SLNB with dual tracer mapping followed by completion axillary lymph node dissection.
BAPTIST ALLIANCE - MCI (Data Collection Only)
Miami, Florida, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent and Follow Up)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, United States
The false negative rate of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer
Time frame: 3 years
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